Growth Metrics

Norfolk Southern (NSC) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported Total Debt of $17.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.66% year-over-year from $17.2 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $17.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has 18 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $17.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt fell 0.66% year-over-year to $17.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.1 billion (down 0.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $17.1 billion, down 0.69% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was little changed at $17.1 billion in Q1 2026 per NSC's latest filing, from $17.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $17.4 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $14.6 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $17.1 billion (2025), against an average of $16.3 billion.
  • Peak annual rise in Total Debt reached 17.83% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 2.19% in 2023.
  • Tracing NSC's Total Debt over 5 years: stood at $14.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 17.83% to $17.2 billion in 2023, then increased by 0.16% to $17.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 0.69% to $17.1 billion in 2025, then gained by 0.08% to $17.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NSC Total Debt figures stand at $17.1 billion (Q1 2026), $17.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $17.1 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 30.65 Bn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 18.87 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 17.10 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 17.73 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 6.54 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn 59.68 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - 107.24 Mn
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - 1.26 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 17.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 17.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 17.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 17.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 17.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 17.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 17.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 17.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 17.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 16.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 14.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 14.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 14.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 15.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 15.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 14.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 13.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 13.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 13.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 12.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 12.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 12.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 12.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 12.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 12.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 11.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 11.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 11.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 11.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 11.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 9.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 10.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 9.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 9.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 9.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 9.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 10.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 9.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 9.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 9.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 9.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 9.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 9.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 8.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 8.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 8.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 8.81 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 9.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 9.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 8.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 8.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 8.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 8.63 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 8.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 8.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 7.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 7.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 6.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 6.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 6.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 6.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 6.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 6.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 6.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 7.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 7.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 7.08 Bn